PRINTER'S NO. 887
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
905
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY McNEILL, RABB, MADDEN, GERGELY, PIELLI, SANCHEZ,
MALAGARI, DELLOSO, KHAN, HILL-EVANS, PARKER, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ,
CIRESI, SCHWEYER, WARREN AND CONKLIN, APRIL 12, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
UTILITIES, APRIL 12, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Titles 53 (Municipalities Generally) and 66 (Public
Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in
municipal authorities, providing for customer notice of
atypical water usage; and, in rates and distribution systems,
providing for customer notice of atypical water usage.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 5624. Customer notice of atypical water usage.
A municipal authority shall provide notice to utility
customers if the municipal authority determines that the water
usage has increased by 50% for one month above the average water
usage for the property. The municipal authority shall make
reasonable efforts via telephone and electronic mail to inform
the utility customer of the increase in usage and assist the
utility customer in identifying potential leaks or other
wasteful inefficiencies on the property.
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